I love pizza, I mean, who doesn’t? So recently I tried a store bought pizza dough and loved the flavors and the way that it tasted. And then I thought, why not make a homemade pizza? So after searching around, here is what I came up with and I’ll denote if there were any changes to the recipes.

First the pizza dough: This will easily make 3 large pizzas. So, if you look at it from a cost benefit – the flour might be the most expensive ingredient for this recipe.
Olive Oil Dough Pizza Crust – If you don’t own the Artisan Bread book, please consider picking it up.

Then, the pizza sauce: Again, we are looking at enough sauce for 3 large pizzas. For the cost stand point, this is a verable cost, because the tomato paste could be used with fresh tomatoes and the herbs could be fresh, etc.
Pizza Sauce – I used herbs that I had at the house that were in a jar, but that was because they were already there. Next time, I will be using fresh herbs and maybe a little less rosemary than what is called for.

Basically, 20 – 30 minutes of work to make the pizza crust and sauce and you might be out, maybe $10- 15 dollars depending on your costs? Not bad for 3 large pizzas.

And, if you wanted to include something for the kids. Take a cookie cutter and cut a little dough for the kids and make a small individual pizza for them. Not bad for 20 – 30 minutes of work and I promise, you’ll never buy another store bought or chain pizza again, provided you have the time to make all of this.

*Note: We did purchase a bottle of Butter Flavored Olive Oil, so I used that instead of the extra virgin olive oil for the pizza crust and used a Tuscan Herb Olive Oil for the sauce.